This is a collection of three mini-games designed to drill in some basic reading and typing skills to the young microcomputer user of the early '80s. The first of the three games (each with four skill levels, demanding faster reflexes) presents the player with falling letters which must be typed correctly before hitting the bottom of the screen... and eventually the game's mascot floats down defying the player to type in an entire word . The second game takes word-typing as a given skill, as...
Topics: MS-DOS, Kids on Keys, CGA
This is a collection of three mini-games designed to drill in some basic reading and typing skills to the young microcomputer user of the early '80s. The first of the three games (each with four skill levels, demanding faster reflexes) presents the player with falling letters which must be typed correctly before hitting the bottom of the screen... and eventually the game's mascot floats down defying the player to type in an entire word . The second game takes word-typing as a given skill, as...
Topics: MS-DOS, Kids on Keys, Tandy
Alternate version of msdos_Wibarm_1989 preserved by ianoid. Also For FM-7, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1 Developed by Arsys Software, Inc. Published by Brøderbund Software, Inc. Released 1989 Gameplay RPG elements, Shooter Perspective Side view, Top-down Genre Action Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Visual 2D scrolling Vehicular Mecha / Giant Robot Art Anime / Manga Description Wibarm is an action game with RPG elements, and several gameplay modes. The player controls a robot who can also transform into a...
Topics: ms-dos, arsys
Official Site Zmiy Platform DOS Released Jul 29, 2013 Genre Action Perspective Top-down Description Zmiy is an adaptation of the classic concept of Snake games. The player has to guide a snake through a board to eat all digits, however feeding the snake makes it grow longer. To complete the level the player must eat 9 digits, each rewarded with 10 points. Hitting the wall, obstacle or own tail takes one life. One life costs 100 points. Each time the snake dies and have at least 100 points, 100...
Platforms Apple II, DOS Developed by Vision Software, Inc. Published by Vision Software, Inc. Released 1990 Gameplay Puzzle elements Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Educational Geography Misc Licensed Genre Action, Educational Setting North America Interface Direct Control Description While Yogi was taking his nap under a tree, Boo Boo wandered off to another national park. Playing as the part of Yogi, you must find the whereabouts of Boo Boo. Mr. Ranger, with his ranger radio and computer, is...
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Platform DOS Published by International PC Owners Released 1983 Genre Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Gameplay Board Game Description This version of the well-known dice game was originally written for the Compucolor II; up to 5 players can participate (one of them may be the computer). The objective is to score points by creating various combinations on each roll of the five dice. After the first roll, any number of dice can be rolled again to achieve a desirable set....
Platform DOS Published by Heigen Corporation Released 1982 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Top-down Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description A space shooter reminiscent of Computer Space : the player controls a starship and is free to move about a wrap-around playing field, using a physically realistic scheme of inertial thrust, while pursued by formations of enemy spacecraft. Thrust can be applied in any direction using the cursor keys, but ships may only fire to the left or...
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Also For FM Towns, Linux, PC-98, PlayStation, Windows Developed by Sir-tech Software, Inc. Published by Sir-tech Software, Inc. Released Oct, 1992 Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Pacing Turn-based Perspective 1st-person Setting Fantasy, Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Crusaders of the Dark Savant is the seventh installment of the Wizardry series and a direct sequel to Bane of the Cosmic Forge . In the end of the previous game, the party of heroes finally acquired the Cosmic Forge. However, before they...
Also For Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA Saturn Developed by Psygnosis Limited Published by Psygnosis Limited Released Nov, 1995 Genre Action, Racing / Driving Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Perspective 1st-person, Behind view Vehicular Hovercraft, Track Racing ESRB Rating Kids to Adults Description WipEout is a futuristic racing game set in the year 2052. Racing for one of four teams, the player competes in the F3600 Anti-Gravity Racing League on six tracks. Each team's...
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Also For Amiga, Atari ST Developed by Coktel Vision, MDO Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1993 Genre Adventure Gameplay Puzzle elements Perspective 1st-person Setting Fantasy Description This point and click adventure takes a fantasy setting in which the player acts as a wizard called Ween, deemed to be "good", taking on a less good one. To fulfill the titular prophecy the wizard has been given a limited time of three days during which he must go on a quest, solving various...
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Official Site WarWizard Developed by MicroGenesis Also For Amiga Published by MicroGenesis Released Sep 19, 1994 Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Setting Fantasy Description WarWizard is a role-playing game in a medieval fantasy setting. The player takes on the role of a WarWizard, a powerful character skilled both in combat and magic arts. As the story goes, a Dark WarWizard rose to rule the land. It is the player's task to recover the Ancient Armor that was used...
Platform DOS Released Feb 23, 1982 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Paddle / Pong Perspective Top-down Description Wallbanger is another ball-and-paddle game that follows the Breakout formula and gives the player a paddle, three balls, and a bunch of bricks to break. This binge of structural destruction driven by striking the flying ball with the paddle, bouncing it off the sides and into the three rows of bricks across the top. It is possible to control the ball's course somewhat by bouncing it...
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Platform DOS Published by VR Slingshot Released 1994 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Vehicular Flight / Aviation Description VR Slingshot is a game that was designed for use with Stereo 3D LCD Shutter Glasses but which can be played in a normal DOS window. It claims to be "... the first game to combine: 1. Real-time computational fluid dynamics airflow simulation, 2. Real-time physics-based interaction, 3. Advanced flying and driving simulation, 4. Stereoscopic 3D...
Platform DOS Published by Softdisk Publishing Released 1996 Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Perspective Top-down Setting Fantasy Description In Vor Terra the player takes on the role of a Knight, who is attempting to restore order to his land and become its ruler, after the old King died and the kingdom turned into a wasteland in chaos, it's inhabitants now suffering from plagues, thieves and monsters. In order to accomplish this the knight must search the land for a 'Rainbow Egg', that has been...
Developed by Fantasy Research Platform DOS Published by Fantasy Research Released Nov 01, 1983 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Narrative Healthcare Description Virus Rage belongs to a somewhat uncommon class of games - a medically-themed action shooter: the player is given control of a tiny hypodermic syringe, maneuvering within the confines of a microscopic grid of cells. The problem: your poor patient is suffering from a viral infection,...
Platforms DOS, Windows Published by CrystalVision Brand Software, Micro Star Software Released Dec 15, 1996 Genre DLC / Add-on, Simulation Vehicular Flight / Aviation Description The Virtual Squadron: Thunderbirds Past, Present and Future! is an unofficial add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator (v5.0) and Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95 . It gives the player all the aircraft flown by the US Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron at the time of its release, together with their USAF...
Platform DOS Released 1994 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Description Viper is a single-player shareware Snake variant. You control a snake which tail grows as you feed him. Just avoid turning back on yourself and hitting "walls". The snake is controlled by the keyboard, you can also control the game speed and also toggle sound on or off. Advanced players will hit the F7 key to lengthen their Viper . From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Developed by United Innovations Plus Platform DOS Released 1992 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles, Casino / Gambling Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Description Video Poker Slot is a single player, shareware, video poker machine simulator. This game mimics the kind of video poker machine that is found in casinos and video arcades around the world. The default game is 'Jacks or better' but the game can be configured to play Second Chance Poker, Joker Wild Poker, Deuces Wild Poker,...
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Developed by Gamos Ltd. Platform DOS Published by Gamos Ltd. Released 1992 Genre Puzzle Pacing Real-Time Perspective Top-down Interface Point and Select Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Vetka ( Ветка - Branch in Russian) is a Pipe Dream variant. The puzzle task is to connect each burgeon on the grid field to the live branch by adjusting and turning other branches scattered around. There are six levels of difficulty, which differ by size of the puzzle. On the last difficulty level...
Developed by Perceptum Informática Ltda. Platform DOS Published by Perceptum Informática Ltda. Released 1998 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Setting Contemporary, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, South America Description In January 20, 1996, an UFO incident ocurred in Varginha, Brazil, involving reports of UFOs and aliens, supposedly captured by Brazilian officials. Frustrating the military forces involved, some of these aliens escaped toward the city, where they were seen by some...
Platforms Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh Released 1993 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective Top-down Narrative Detective / Mystery Setting Fantasy Description Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda is a text adventure game with many of the locations in an underground caverns, developed with TADS - Text Adventure Development System. Corresponding with the title, the game is set before the other Unnkulian games , allowing to learn the history of the Valley. As the...
Platforms Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh Released 1991 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective Top-down Narrative Detective / Mystery Setting Fantasy Description Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme is a text adventure game, the second installment in the Unnkulian series, developed with TADS - Text Adventure Development System. After escaping the Unnkulian Underworld, the player continues the adventure, seeking for fame and glory. The story line will lead him...
Developed by Krisalis Software Ltd. Platform DOS Published by Philips Interactive Media International Ltd. Released 1997 Genre Sports Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Misc Licensed Visual Isometric Sport Football (European) / Soccer Description UEFA Champions League 1996/97 is a soccer simulation licensed by European soccer association UEFA . It features the 16 teams of the 1996/1997 soccer championship Champions League and additionally 32 other teams which can be played in other fictional...
Platforms Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, VIC-20 Published by Sirius Software, Inc. Released 1982 Genre Educational Perspective Side view Educational Typing Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description A Space Invaders inspired typing game. Letters slowly descend from the sky, type them in order to destroy them. Any letter that is at the bottom of a column is a valid input; mistakenly inputting another drains energy. There are 99 speeds (Anything above 80 requires a...
Also For PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows Developed by NEON Software GmbH Published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Released Dec, 1996 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description You are on a mission to destroy the ultimate weapon of your enemy. This involves travelling through a set of precarious tunnels in your high-tech hover-craft. The tunnels are filled with enemy vehicles, choppers and sentry guns which you have to take out or avoid. To...
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Platforms Amiga, DOS Developed by Geodesic Publications Published by Geodesic Publications Released 1986 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Vehicular Flight / Aviation Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Triclops Invasion is an early 3D space combat game that was originally developed for the QNX operating system. The solar system has bee invaded by the Triclops who parachute their giant walkers down to Earth. The only way to destroy a walker is to shoot off one of...
Also For Amiga, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64 Developed by Magic Partners, P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group Published by California Dreams Released 1989 Genre Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Gameplay Board Game Description TrianGO is a variation of the board game Go that is played on a hexagon shaped board. The board is composed of 21 lines which cross to form triangles. The lines intersect to create 55 points where players can place their stones. The game is available for up...
Also For Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Developed by Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. Published by Accolade, Inc. Released Nov, 1988 Genre Action, Simulation Perspective 1st-person Vehicular Train Setting World War II Description In the months before France is liberated by the Allies in World War 2, Germany tries to take Paris' collection of classic paintings. As Resistance member Pierre LeFeu, helped by wounded former engineer Le Duc, must prevent this happening, but taking the...
Platforms Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter Developed by Interplay Productions, Inc. Published by Activision, Inc. Released Apr, 1985 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure, Puzzle elements Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Narrative Detective / Mystery Description As an interplanetary secret agent, you must roam the galaxy in your extremely fuel-conscious space ship (only 500 gallons to the nearest planet). Heaven knows what sort of engine your ship possesses, but as stars...
Developed by CAPS Softwaredesign ULM, Art Department Werbeagentur GmbH Platform DOS Published by Verbatim Corporation Released 1994 Genre Action, Puzzle, Sports Gameplay Arcade Perspective Behind view, Top-down Interface Direct Control Vehicular Bike / Bicycling Description TopChallenge is a German release bundled for free with Verbatim's recordable media, to celebrate the data storage company's 25th anniversary. Each of the game's five levels presents a different sporty challenge - beating the...
Developed by Mute Fantasies Platform DOS Published by Mute Fantasies Released Jul 19, 1997 Genre Action, Puzzle Gameplay Falling Block Puzzle Perspective Side view Interface Direct Control Description Another Tetris variant springs forth from the demoscene, this time with a hatful of different options and game modes. The basic single-player mode provides the familiar experience of piling up falling, rotatable blocks and scoring points by completing full horizontal lines. Team play allows up to...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Board Game Description Tommy's Yahtzee is a shareware implementation of the popular dice game. This implementation is for up to eight players. The objective is to score points by creating various combinations on each roll of the five dice. After the first roll, any number of dice can be rolled again to achieve a desirable set. The game's score sheet is divided into two parts, the upper part contains boards 1-6...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1994 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Whist is a shareware, single-player version of partnership whist. This is a game for four players, two teams of two, the player plays as the north chair and the computer plays the other three hands. This is a trick taking game that is played with a standard fifty-two card deck. A match consists of a series of games. Any partnership scoring more than seven tricks scores game...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Gameplay Board Game Description Tommy's Tyrants is a shareware wargame for two people. There is no computer opponent in this game, all the CPU does is keep score and referee. It is played on a world map that is 127x127 cells wide but does not use the hexagonal grid system that is commonplace in this genre. Both players start with the same sized forces but captured cities can build more airships, and...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Side view, Text-based / Spreadsheet Genre Strategy/Tactics Interface Text Parser Gameplay Board Game Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Trifles is a collection of simple, single player, shareware, children's games. In this product we have: Rock Paper Scissors: the first to win twenty rounds of scissors cuts paper, paper wraps rock, rock breaks scissors wins the game. 23 Matches: the player who takes...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Strategy/Tactics Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Vehicular Space Flight Description Tommy's Trek is a variant on an old classic. This is a single-player, keyboard controlled game with basic sound, bleeps and whistles. The game has one unusual feature, an autoplay mode. It starts in this mode and plays by itself until the player intervenes and take's over. There are nine difficulty level settings. The game itself is similar to many others in...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Strategy/Tactics Description Tommy's Towers is a single player, shareware game that is a combination of chess and wargaming. The basic idea is that here on earth we play chess on an 8x8 board with sixteen pieces on each side. Tommy is an alien and where he comes from the game is played on a 20x50 board with three hundred pieces on each side, this apparently is a more realistic battle simulation. As with chess there are rules governing...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1995 Genre Puzzle Pacing Real-Time Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Gameplay Word Construction Description Tommy's Think II is a single-player, shareware, word puzzle game. The game contains a dictionary of over fifty thousand American words. The player sets a difficulty level between one and nine. This determines the length of the word to be entered, a level one word having seven letters, a level two word having eight...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Sports Pacing Turn-based Sport Bowling Description Tommy's Tenpins is a single-player, shareware game for up to four people. As with most of Tommy's games it uses character graphics and is entirely keyboard controlled. It has basic sound effects and command line switches which, among other things, can start the game with sound turned off and/or force either a colour or monochrome display. This game has nine skill levels, in-game...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1988 Genre Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Spades is a shareware card game. In real life this is a game for four players playing in teams of two, in this implementation it is a single player game with the computer playing both the player's partner and both opposition players. The game is played with a standard deck of fifty two cards, from that deck the two of diamonds and two of clubs have both been...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1988 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Space Farmer is a shareware card game in which the player plays against six AI opponents, the Earth game this is based on is for two to eight players but this is the version played in space by aliens. The game is played with a standard deck of cards from which all the eights and three of the four sixes have been removed, the six of hearts remains. The game plays a bit like...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Strategy/Tactics Description Tommy's Show and Tell Maze Generator is a shareware program that generates mazes, it's part game generator and part 'fun software'. The player inputs a series of parameters that control the size of the maze, the colours, the width of the pathways etc and the program does the rest. Mazes can be printed and used as puzzles, other this it has another use, the documentation states that:- "This is a great...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Action Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Tommy's Saucer is a single player, shareware, space shooter game. The story behind the game is that a space ship crash landed in Tommy's back garden and that after helping the aliens fix it Tommy was able to put together a mock-up of the ship which is now available for us to play with. The actual game consists of a window into which enemy alien ships occasionally appear. The player's task...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1988 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Pinochle is a shareware, single-player card game. There are many variations of Pinochle. This implementation plays the two handed game, player vs computer, using two twenty-four card pinochle decks - standard decks where all cards below the nine have been removed. Points are won both for taking tricks and for making melds. Game options include: A standard game ends at one...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1988 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Cards / Tiles Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Patience II is a shareware, single-player card game. This implementation includes four games: Betsy Ross, aka Quadruple Alliance Corner Card, aka Four Seasons Pyramid Sir Tommy, aka Old Patience or Try Again The game is entirely keyboard controlled. It has optional basic sound effects, a demo mode, and command line switches to start the...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Old Maid is a single player, shareware implementation of the children's card game. To play Old Maid requires two players so in this implementation the player plays against the computer. The game is played with a standard deck of fifty two cards from which one queen has been removed. When the cards are dealt they are shared between the players one of whom gets twenty-five cards...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1988 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Board Game Description Tommy's Monopoly is an implementation of the classic board game for up to eight players, in the single player game the computer takes the role of an opponent. The game has all the standard features that would be expected, automatic save state on exit, a short game mode as well as a super short game mode, and a time limit function. The game also has a speed control which allows the...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Pacing Real-Time Perspective Side view Genre Action Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Gameplay Arcade Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Lander is a single player, shareware variant of Lunar Lander that uses character graphics. As with the original game the objective is to land a spaceship successfully balancing the need for a controlled descent and safe landing zone with limited fuel. This game adds other variations to that original...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Hidden-Word is a single-player, shareware, word search game. The basic idea is to find words 'hidden' within a grid. The words and phrases all share a common theme and vary in length, in the phrase list they may contain numbers, spaces and/or punctuation all of which is removed when the word/phrase Is transferred into...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Strategy/Tactics Description Tommy's Global Thermonuclear War is a shareware, single-player game based on global warfare. It is played against the computer. The player can play either as the USA or the USSR. Both the player and the computer start with a list of twenty cities each of which is numbered. By typing Mxx the player launches a missile at one of the opponents cities, the computer is naturally doing the same. The screen shows...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1990 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Description Tommy's Fan Tan is a shareware card game for three to eight players, if less than three players participate the computer plays the remaining positions so that at least three players are in the game. This version of the game contains the original game plus the Sevens/Parliament, Five or Nine, Pay or Play variants. The game is played with a standard deck but in Fan Tan the Ace counts as...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Puzzle, Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Interface Text Parser Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Double L is a shareware, single-player, puzzle / strategy game for one player vs the computer. This game is based on a puzzle devised by Edward De Bono in his book "The Five Day Course In Thinking". It is a puzzle / strategy game which is played on a 4x4 grid. Each player has an 'L' shaped piece...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Crosswords is a single-player crossword game. This game comes with thirty-nine pre-made crosswords and an editor so that players can create and share their own puzzles. In Solution mode it has two cheat modes, one gives the player the current letter, as indicated by the cursor, and the other gives...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Published by Tommy's Toys Released Sep 14, 1992 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Cards / Tiles Perspective Top-down Description Tommy's Coon Can is a card game for one person against the computer, based on a card game considered an precursor of Rummy. The game is played with a 40-card deck, with the 8-10 cards removed. The original 'Coon Can' card game was described in the mid 19th century, and can have 2-6 players, though here on the PC it's only two, you...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Action Perspective Top-down Description Tommy's is a single player, shareware game based on the fun pastime of playing in the road with the traffic. The player controls a chicken and the object is to cross a four lane motorway or, more accurately, to cross and re-cross and generally fool around because in this game points are scored not for crossing the road but for how long the player can survive in the stream of traffic. When the...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1986 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Genre Strategy/Tactics Interface Point and Select Gameplay Board Game Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Checkers is a shareware Checkers management game. This game has no playing capability itself, it documents a game thus allowing matches to be played via mail or email with other players. Features include: Saving the current position, part of a game or a whole game. Backstepping, i.e. an...